US4858667A - Method for coupling tubed tire with wheel - Google Patents

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US4858667A
US4858667A US07/143,890 US14389088A US4858667A US 4858667 A US4858667 A US 4858667A US 14389088 A US14389088 A US 14389088A US 4858667 A US4858667 A US 4858667A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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  • the present invention relates in general to a method for assemling a wheel assembly (viz., tire-mounted wheel), and more particularly to a method for coupling a tubed tire with a wheel.
  • tires for vehicles there are tires of a tubed type which comprises a discrete external covering of rubber (which will be referred to as a tire proper in the following) and an inflated tube coaxially disposed in the tire proper.
  • the tube has at its radially inner side an inflating valve which projects inwardly and then axially outwardly therefrom.
  • the tubed tire is tightly mounted on a rim of a wheel having the inflating valve passed through a valve aperture formed in the rim. With this coupling process, a so-called tired wheel is provided.
  • the inflating valve 3 of the tube 2 is put through a valve aperture 5 of the wheel rim 4.
  • the relative positioning between the tube 2 in the tire 1 and the wheel rim 4 is unconditionally decided. That is, coaxial displacement of the tube 2 relative to the wheel rim 4 is no longer permitted.
  • this sliding of the tire 1 requires a great force due to a considerable friction generated between the tire 1 and the inflated tube 2.
  • valve aperture 5 is formed after the matched coupling of them.
  • this measure can not be used in wheels 8 and 9 of a deeper rim type and a side ring rim type as illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6 respectively.
  • the valve apeture 5 is formed in a side wall 4b of an groove 4a of the rim 4
  • the valve aperture 5 is formed in a center of a bottom 4c of the rim 4.
  • punching tools such as a die 10 and a punch 11 as shown in FIG. 7. That is, in the wheel 8 of FIG.
  • FIG. 8 shows another side ring rim type wheel 9a in which the disc 12 is secured to a side edge portion of the rim 4. Because no obstruction is present around the bottom 4c of the rim 4, formation of the valve aperture 5 in the rim bottom 4c is readily effected. However, in this wheel 9a, it becomes necessary to provide the disc 12 with another aperture 12b through which the inflating valve 3 is projected into the open side of the wheel 9a. Of course, the formation of such another aperture is troublesome.
  • a method for coupling a tubed tire with a wheel which is very easy as compared with the conventional coupling method.
  • a method for coupling a tubed tire with a wheel comprising, in steps (a) subjecting the wheel to a uniformity test to find out and mark a first certain portion of the wheel where the radial run-out value is the minimum; (b) defining the position of the first certain portion by using a first central angle which is defined between a line passing through the first certain portion and a center of the wheel and another line passing through the valve aperture and the wheel center; (c) subjecting only the tire proper to a uniformity test to find out and mark a second certain portion of the tire proper where the radial force variation value is the maximum; (d) disposing the tube in the tire proper; (e) defining the position of the second certain portion by using a second central angle which is defined between a line passing through the second certain portion and a center of the tire and another line passing through the inflation valve and the
  • FIG. 1 is a partially broken perspective view of a part of a wheel, illustrated for depicting a first process of the method of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a partially broken perspective view of a part of the tubed tire, illustrated for depicting a second process of the method of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a graph showing a characteristic of a primary component of a radial vibration exhibited by the rim of the wheel of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a partially broken perspective view of a part of a tired wheel, illustrated for depicting a conventional method for coupling a tubed tire with a wheel;
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional, but partial, view of a deeper rim ,type wheel
  • FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 5, but showing a side ring rim type wheel
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional view of punching tools.
  • FIG. 8 is a partially broken perspective view of a part of another side ring rim type wheel.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 For ease of understanding, the description will be directed to an example in which a side ring rim type wheel 20, as shown in FIG. 1, is used.
  • the side ring rim type wheel 20 illustrated in FIG. 1 comprises a rim 22 having at its inboard side an annular flange portion 22a integrated therewith.
  • a side ring 24 is secured to an outboard side of the rim 22 to form another annular flange portion.
  • a disc 26 is secured at its peripheral edge to the outboard side of the rim 22.
  • the disc 26 is adapted to be bolted to a wheel hub (not shown).
  • Designated by numeral 28 is a valve aperture formed in the rim 22, and 30 is another aperture formed in a peripheral portion of the disc 26.
  • an inflation valve 44 (see FIG. 2) of a tube 42 in a tire 40 is passed through these apertures 28 and 30 and exposed to the outside of the wheel 20.
  • the wheel 20 is subjected to a rotation test by using a known uniformity tester to measure the radial run-out (RR) of the wheel 22 (viz., the radial vibration of the wheel rim 22 under rotation).
  • RR radial run-out
  • a certain portion P l of the rim 22 where the radial vibration degree has been the minimum is found and marked.
  • the position of the portion P l can be thus represented by a central angle defined between a line passing through the portion P l and a center of the wheel 20 and another line passing through the valve aperture 28 and the wheel center.
  • the detail of the uniformity test is described in "Automotive Engineering Volume 12 titled "Tire & Brake" (issued from SANKAIDO on January 20, 1970)".
  • a waveform provided for one rotation of the wheel 20 is expanded in Fourier series to express the same as a sinusoidal wave having N'nd component.
  • the vibration of the rim 22 is analyzed by using a primary component of the waveform because the primary component is clear and strong.
  • FIG. 3 shows one of the primary component waveforms of the rim vibration which were obtained from the test carried out by the inventors.
  • valve aperture 28 and the other aperture 30 should be positioned at the same zone or at least close to each other, as is seen from FIG. 1. The position of the mark P 1 was thus substantially zero when represented in terms of the above-mentioned central angle.
  • the tire 40 (viz., the tire 40 without the tube 42) is subjected to a rotation test by using a known uniformity tester to measure a radial force variation (RFV) thereof.
  • RFV radial force variation
  • a certain portion P 2 of the tire proper 40 where the RFV has been the maximum is found out and marked.
  • the tube 42 is put in the tire proper 40 and inflated to such a level as to permit a sliding movement of the tube 42 relative to the tire proper 40.
  • the position of the mark P 2 can be respresented by a central angle defined between a line passing through the mark P 2 and a center of the tire 40 and another line passing through the inflation valve 44 and the tire center.
  • the tube 42 is slided in the tire proper 40 to a position where the central angle defined between the mark P 2 and the valve 44 is equal to the afore-mentioned central angle defined between the mark P 1 and the valve aperture 28 of the wheel 20.
  • the tubed tire 40 (viz., the tire 40 having the tube 42 housed therein) is coupled with the wheel 20 having the inflation valve 44 passed through the apertures 28 and 30 of the wheel 20, and then, the tube 42 is fully inflated.
  • the positions of the marks P 1 and P 2 are automatically matched for the reason which will be easily understood from the foregoing description.
  • the mark P 2 and the inflation valve 44 of the tubed tire 40 are to be placed at the same zone or at least close to each other.
  • the tube 42 is slided to the position where the inflation valve 44 of the tube 42 faces the mark P 2 as shown in FIG. 2. That is, upon assembly of the wheel assembly (20+40), the valve aperture 28 and the mark P 1 of the wheel 20 and the inflation valve 44 and the mark P 2 of the tubed tire 40 are placed at a same zone of the wheel assembly mutually cancelling the inherent natures of them.
  • the above description is directed to the example wherein the primary component of the waveform is used for ananyzing the radial vibration of the wheel rim, it is also possible to use the other components, such as secondary component and the like.
  • the matched coupling of a tubed tire with a wheel can be readily effected by only matching the position of the inflation valve of the tube with the position of the mark P 2 (viz., the maximum value point of RFV of the tire proper 40) before the coupling.

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